Nghe An travel always makes tourists “captivated” by the beautiful natural scenery of mountains, forests, and seas. Nghe An is also a land famous for its heroic history and culture rich in identity. Let’s explore Nghe An with Karst Plateau, which brings visitors many memorable experiences in their sightseeing and vacation journey.
1. Introduction to Nghe An
Nghe An is always a unique tourist destination that attracts many tourists
Where is Nghe An? Nghe An in the North Central region is the largest province in Vietnam with an area of more than 16,400 square kilometers. Nghe An province owns a diverse terrain with “blue mountains” from high mountains and plains to the vast sea and rich nature reserves.
Rich natural conditions along with long-standing cultural and historical values make Nghe An a special attraction for tourism. These are important factors that help Nghe An become an ideal destination for many types of tourism such as sea tourism, spiritual tourism, community tourism, ecotourism experiential tourism, etc.
2. When should you travel to Nghe An?
According to Nghe An travel experience, tourists should visit here in March-April or November-December
Nghe An is located in a tropical monsoon climate. Therefore, there are 2 seasons of the year: a hot, dry summer from April to August and a cold and humid winter from November to March of the following year. Each season of the year is suitable for Nghe An tourism itinerary thanks to the diversity of places and types of tourism.
Specifically, Nghe An beach tourism is best around April to September. Community tourism can take place from February until the end of the year. In addition, Visitors can visit Nghe An during the Vinh orange season from September to October and the pink season from September to December.
3. How to move to Nghe An
The most famous tourist destination in Nghe An is Vinh City. Tourists often choose to move to Vinh City to rest and relax first, then go to other tourist destinations from here.
When traveling to Nghe An, visitors can easily move to Vinh City in many different forms, depending on the distance, economic conditions, and schedule, you can choose the following types of vehicles:
Airplane is the most convenient means of transportation when traveling to Nghe An
Plane: This is the fastest way to travel to Vinh City, Nghe An province. From Hanoi, Saigon, or Da Nang, there are direct flights here.
Train: This is also quite an interesting way to get to Nghe An. Vinh Station is located right in the center of the city, so it is very convenient to travel. Visitors can choose to travel from Hanoi station or Ho Chi Minh City station to go directly to Vinh Nghe An city. However, the travel time by train is quite long.
Passenger car: This is a reasonable choice for those who want to travel to Nghe An on a budget. From Hanoi, visitors can go to My Dinh bus station to catch a bus, the ticket price ranges from 300,000 to 400,000 VND/ticket only.
4. Famous Nghe An tourist destinations
4.1 Cua Lo Beach
This is one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in Vietnam
Cua Lo Beach is one of the most famous beaches in Nghe An. This place is known as the most beautiful beach in the North Central region because every summer comes with an extremely large number of tourists.
This is also an ideal check-in location for you to create beautiful shimmering beach photos. You can comfortably pose by the beach, on the sand dunes, and catch a super beautiful and super romantic moment when riding a two-wheeled bicycle around the road next to the sea or in areas with many green pine trees.
This is the ideal place to take photos with white sand beaches and golden sunshine
In addition, Cua Lo Beach is also one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam with stretches of fine white sand, clear blue water, and golden sunshine all year round. There is a special thing that the waves here are always calm, which is extremely suitable for not good swimmers and families with young children who come here to have fun and bounce under the cool water.
4.2 Memorial area of President Ho Chi Minh
The memorial area for President Ho Chi Minh is simple and simple with many memorabilia of Bac Ho’s family
Ho Chi Minh’s souvenir area is a place you should not miss on a tour of Nghe An. This historical site is located in Sen village or Kim Lien village where Uncle Ho was born and raised.
The simple and rustic 5-compartment house with many memorabilia of the Bac Ho family such as chests, cabinets, wooden trays to letters, counterparts, ink research, etc., remains intact over time.
4.3 Thanh Chuong Tea Island
A green color stretches endlessly at Thanh Chuong tea island
This place is located in Thanh An commune, Thanh Chuong district, 60km from Vinh City. Thanh Chuong Tea Island is a famous destination and attracts the attention of many tourists. The island has an area of about 80 hectares with dozens of “oases” located close to each other, creating a beautiful scenery like “Ha Long on land”.
The green hills stretch out, interspersed with lakes that reflect the blue of the tea, creating a beautiful scenery. When the morning sun begins to shine, the whole Tea Hill area shines, along with the fresh air, creating a wonderful feeling for visitors.
The green tea islands are interwoven with water reflecting like a mirror
Visitors to the island do not need to buy an entrance ticket. In addition to standing on the Tea Hills to see and check in the green scenery, you can also buy tickets to participate in motorboat trips around the Tea Hill area, with prices ranging from 100,000 VND to 150,000 VND per trip, serving from 3 to 4 people. In addition, on the islands, there are water shops where you can enjoy local dishes.
4.4 Sunflower field
Sunflower fields show off their bright yellow colors
The sunflower field is 100 hectares wide, and about 95km from Vinh city. This place is recorded as the largest sunflower field in Vietnam. When it comes to the blooming season, this place attracts a large number of tourists to visit and take pictures.
Visitors here can enjoy viewing and taking photos of the vibrant yellow flower fields, stretching endlessly during the period of March-April and November-December every year. The special beauty of the field lies in the bright yellow color of the sunflowers, under the sun this field looks like a vast splendid carpet under the blue sky, providing beautiful scenery. In addition, this place also organizes the Sunflower Festival every December.
4.5 Pu Mat National Park
Majestic mountains in Pu Mat National Park
Pu Mat National Park is about 130km west of Vinh City. Pu Mat is located in the World Biosphere Reserve, recognized by UNESCO since 2007. This is one of the rare national forests in Vietnam, with a large natural area of 194,000 hectares, of which 94,000 hectares are protected areas and 100,000 hectares are buffer zones.
When coming to Pu Mat, visitors will have the opportunity to see strange, uniquely shaped plants that you have never seen before, as well as giant ancient trees. In addition, you can also immerse yourself in the wild beauty of nature, participate in activities such as river boating, visit Ferry Lai waterfall, and explore Khe Kem waterfall. And enjoy local cuisine such as cool fish from the Giang River and lam rice, or relax by walking in the forest to admire the wild scenery of nature and the clear air.
4.6 Dien Thanh Beach
This is one of the few beaches in Nghe An that still retains its rare wildness
Dien Thanh Beach has jade blue sea water all year round, fine yellow sand, and gentle sea waves, the water is not too deep, sometimes you can walk a hundred meters but the water is still only at the level of your stomach. This beach always offers a peaceful and not noisy atmosphere like some other tourist beaches, still retaining the wildness that many people love.
This place is most beautiful at sunset. At this time, you can take a walk on the coast, walk barefoot to feel the fine sand, enjoy the gentle breeze, and look into the distance to feel the clear blue water.
4,7 Cuong Temple
This is a sacred place, associated with many mysterious stories and legends
Cuong Temple is located in Mo Da mountain, in Dien An commune, Dien Chau district, about 30km from Vinh City. The temple was built to worship Thuc An Duong Vuong. This is a sacred place, associated with many mysterious stories. The architecture of Cuong Temple is designed in the style of Tam, including the Tam Quan and three buildings: the Upper Hall, the Middle, and the Lower Hall.
Tam Quan has a total of three entrances: the middle entrance has three floors, and the two side passages have two floors, all of which are built with arched architecture. Cuong Temple is also a place to store many valuable relics along with many documents in Chinese characters of historical value.
In addition, the Cuong Temple Festival takes place from February 14 to 16 of the lunar calendar every year, attracting a large number of pilgrims from all over to worship.
Through the above famous Nghe An tourist attractions, you will definitely want to pack your backpack and visit this beloved Central land right now. Karst Plateau wishes you more interesting experiences about the country and people of Vietnam.